Aviat Networks (AVNW) Competitors

Aviat Networks (NASDAQ:AVNW) and Comtech Telecommunications (NASDAQ:CMTL) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and analyst recommendations.

Is AVNW or CMTL more profitable?

Aviat Networks has a net margin of 3.82% compared to Comtech Telecommunications' net margin of -4.10%. Aviat Networks' return on equity of 14.61% beat Comtech Telecommunications' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Aviat Networks	3.82%	14.61%	8.84%
Comtech Telecommunications	-4.10%	1.13%	0.53%

Do analysts rate AVNW or CMTL?

Aviat Networks presently has a consensus target price of $57.67, suggesting a potential upside of 85.13%. Comtech Telecommunications has a consensus target price of $12.17, suggesting a potential upside of 1.90%. Given Aviat Networks' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Aviat Networks is more favorable than Comtech Telecommunications.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Aviat Networks	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Comtech Telecommunications	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Does the media refer more to AVNW or CMTL?

In the previous week, Aviat Networks had 2 more articles in the media than Comtech Telecommunications. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Aviat Networks and 2 mentions for Comtech Telecommunications. Comtech Telecommunications' average media sentiment score of 0.44 beat Aviat Networks' score of 0.43 indicating that Comtech Telecommunications is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Aviat Networks	Neutral
Comtech Telecommunications	Neutral

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, AVNW or CMTL?

Aviat Networks has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Comtech Telecommunications. Comtech Telecommunications is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Aviat Networks, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Aviat Networks	$302.96 million	1.18	$21.16 million	$1.06	29.39
Comtech Telecommunications	$486.24 million	0.68	-$33.05 million	-$1.01	-11.82

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AVNW or CMTL?

Comtech Telecommunications received 33 more outperform votes than Aviat Networks when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.58% of users gave Aviat Networks an outperform vote while only 58.51% of users gave Comtech Telecommunications an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Aviat Networks	Outperform Votes 242 65.58%	Underperform Votes 127 34.42%
Comtech Telecommunications	Outperform Votes 275 58.51%	Underperform Votes 195 41.49%

Which has more volatility and risk, AVNW or CMTL?

Aviat Networks has a beta of 1.65, suggesting that its share price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Comtech Telecommunications has a beta of 1.77, suggesting that its share price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in AVNW or CMTL?

68.9% of Aviat Networks shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.7% of Comtech Telecommunications shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.6% of Aviat Networks shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.4% of Comtech Telecommunications shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Aviat Networks beats Comtech Telecommunications on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.